May 29, 2005
More Consumers Go Online for Health Info
Researchers from the Pew Internet and American Life Project surveyed more than 900 people - of whom two-thirds were regular Internet users - and found that more people since 2002 are using the Internet to find information on diet and nutrition or particular physicians or hospitals.
The survey also found that 51% of those surveyed in 2004 used the Internet to research a treatment or procedure, compared with 47% of those surveyed in 2002, the first year Pew conducted the study. In addition, 40% of those surveyed in 2004 used the Internet to research prescription and over-the-counter drugs, compared with 34% in 2002. Researchers also found that 23% of those surveyed in 2004 researched experimental treatments on the Internet, compared with 18% in 2002
The most-visited Web sites were those affiliated with Web MD, with 11.18 million U.S. residents viewing the sites in April, and sites affiliated with the NIH, with 8.1 million U.S. residents visiting in April, according to a separate survey by comScore Media Metrix
Posted by rsk at May 29, 2005 02:43 PM